Coprothermobacterales is a taxonomic order of thermophilic bacteria in the class Coprothermobacteria of the phylum

Coprothermobacterota ''Coprothermobacterota'' is a phylum of nonmotile, rod-shaped bacteria. Its members are strictly anaerobic and thermophilic, growing at optimal temperatures between 55 °C and 70 °C. The name of this phylum is based on an early genu ...

. Its name derives from the

type genus In biological taxonomy, the type genus (''genus typica'') is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. Zoological nomenclature According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearin ...

of this order, ''

Coprothermobacter ''Coprothermobacter'' is a genus of rod-shaped microorganisms, belonging to the bacterial family '' Coprothermobacteraceae'' of the phylum ''Coprothermobacterota''. This taxonomic genus has been reclassified in 2018, after different phylogenetic ...

'', with the ending suffix '-ales', to denote an order. The bacteria of this order have a rod-shaped morphology, do not produce spores, are nonmotile, strictly

anaerobic Anaerobic means "living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen", as opposed to aerobic which means "living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen." Anaerobic may also refer to: *Adhesive#Anaerobic, Anaerobic ad ...

and, being

thermophiles A thermophile is a type of extremophile that thrives at relatively high temperatures, between . Many thermophiles are archaea, though some of them are bacteria and fungi. Thermophilic eubacteria are suggested to have been among the earliest bacte ...

, grow at temperature ranges above 35°C and below 70°C, for a pH between 5.0 and 9.4. Moreover, these bacteria are chemoorganotrophs and

proteolytic Proteolysis is the breakdown of proteins into smaller polypeptides or amino acids. Protein degradation is a major regulatory mechanism of gene expression and contributes substantially to shaping mammalian proteomes. Uncatalysed, the hydrolysis o ...

fermenters, which produce acetic acid, H₂, and CO₂ as main end-products of

fermentation Fermentation is a type of anaerobic metabolism which harnesses the redox potential of the reactants to make adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and organic end products. Organic molecules, such as glucose or other sugars, are catabolized and reduce ...

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q58044089 Monotypic bacteria orders Coprothermobacterota